Antidepressant and memory affecting influence of estrogen and venlafaxine in ovariectomized rats

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 153-159

  Nowakowska, Elzbieta ^a   Kus, Krzysztof ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

CAS 50 28 2; CAS 9930 78 4; Efectin ; Estradiol, behavioural effects, rat; Ovariectomy, experimental; Venlafaxine, behavioural effects, rat

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; EFECTIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; SESAME SEED OIL; STEROID HORMONE; VENLAFAXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; IMMOBILIZATION; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; OVARIECTOMY; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 16244412021     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1296837     Document Type: Article

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